Conditions of Pyrolythic Processes in Multi Chamber Furnaces for ...

Jaroni, Lucht, Rombach, FriedrichFigure 7:Divided scrap sample after pyrolysis experimentThe figure above shows contrary to the first visual assessment in Figure 6, that the entire organicamount is not pyrolysed completely. The dark paint residues inside the block are clearly visible.Which occurs in Figure 7 is indicated by white markings. It can be seen that the remaining organicresidues are not evenly distributed across the block.Especially in the lower block layers, carbon material is still present. This fact decrease slightly tothe block centre. The sections 5 and 6 show a completely pyrolysed edge. At the surface layer 4,two block pieces lie on top of each other. Thus, there is a very good accessibility of the furnaceatmosphere in the block centre, resulting in a high removal of organics. Only in the centre of thislayer organic residues could be detected. On layers 1 to 3 within the centre area, low retentionamounts of organic residues are found. The basic cause for the different pyrolysis grades indifferent scrap block areas is the gas flow between scrap layers. Although these scrap block sampleshave two open sides as a result of cutting the gas flow between the layers is not homogenous. It canbe assumed that these effects are in the industrial process even higher as a result of block geometryand closed block structure.Figure 8 shows a concentration over time diagram of the investigated gas components CO, CO 2 , O 2and C total . This represents the results of the experiment 18, which is conducted with an oxygenconcentration of 1 %. For a more detailed study the concentration curves are divided over thereaction time in three phases: start-, reaction- and “diffusion-phase”. The concept of diffusion is notto be understood according to its chemical definition, but rather should be made clear that organicmaterial from inside the block take part at pyrolysis reactions with a certain time delay. Within thisphase, the organic material at the block surface is already completely pyrolysed, consequently onlyorganic material from the inner block takes part in this reaction step. These components must firstleak from inside the block so that the shown decrease of concentration of CO, CO 2 can beexplained. The transport of the organic compounds from the centre of the block is not completedwithin the trial period. Therefore, organic components remain inside the block.8Proceedings of EMC 2011